{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7002","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 7002","heading":"Conviction to be by plea, verdict, or judgment","body":"A person shall not be punished for an offense unless by confession of his or her guilt in open court, or by admitting the truth of the charge against him or her by his or her plea or demurrer, or by the verdict of a jury accepted by the court and recorded, or by the judgment of a Criminal Division of the Superior Court when the respondent waives trial by jury.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 221: Judgment, Sentence, and Execution","Subchapter 001: GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/221/07002","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"f062e63310cf0d988665410a275034a3db1d2332629f8c0ff07a378d55ae2f1e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7001","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}